Item 3F Failed 4-7
Item 3F — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Current official agenda wording
Approve the following items for inclusion in a November 3, 2026, special charter amendment election: F) providing that a petition for an election to recall a Council Member other than the Mayor must contain valid signatures of at least 15% of the qualified voters of the respective Council district, instead of the current 10%, and clarifying that the affidavit on the recall petition must be signed by a petition circulator;
"The motion to adopt item three F fails and item three F will not be on the ballot" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Watson amendment restored the recall threshold from 15% back to 10% (passed 10-1)
- Harper-Madison opposed, warning low-turnout districts could target Black council members
- After amendment, several members who had opposed the 15% now voted against the item entirely
The roll call
Failed 4-7
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 No
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 No
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 No
- Ryan Alter D5 No
- Krista Laine D6 No
- Mike Siegel D7 No
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 No
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes